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🎟️World Expo Synbio - Grand Jamboree
📆Oct 28-31, 2025 📍Paris
#iGEM2025 Competition early registration open now!
igem.org
🎟️World Expo Synbio - Grand Jamboree
📆Oct 28-31, 2025 📍Paris
#iGEM2025 Competition early registration open now!
igem.org
Relive the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree!
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Relive the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree!
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
4600+ iGEMers all together in one photo at the largest synthetic biology event in the world!
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
4600+ iGEMers all together in one photo at the largest synthetic biology event in the world!
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
Lead the future of Synthetic Biology and empower your regional community.
2026 iGEM Community Recruitment is now open!
- Become an iGEM Ambassador
- Lead as a Project Head
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025 (23:59 UTC)
Apply here: community.igem.org/recruitment/2026
2026 iGEM Community Recruitment is now open!
- Become an iGEM Ambassador
- Lead as a Project Head
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025 (23:59 UTC)
Apply here: community.igem.org/recruitment/2026
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Lead the future of Synthetic Biology and empower your regional community.
2026 iGEM Community Recruitment is now open!
- Become an iGEM Ambassador
- Lead as a Project Head
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025 (23:59 UTC)
Apply here: community.igem.org/recruitment/2026
2026 iGEM Community Recruitment is now open!
- Become an iGEM Ambassador
- Lead as a Project Head
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025 (23:59 UTC)
Apply here: community.igem.org/recruitment/2026
Day 1 of the iGEM Grand Jamboree is a wrap!
The iGEM Community Program hosted sessions on storytelling, safety, art, and global SynBio collaboration, showing how creativity, communication and responsibility drive the future of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
The iGEM Community Program hosted sessions on storytelling, safety, art, and global SynBio collaboration, showing how creativity, communication and responsibility drive the future of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Day 1 of the iGEM Grand Jamboree is a wrap!
The iGEM Community Program hosted sessions on storytelling, safety, art, and global SynBio collaboration, showing how creativity, communication and responsibility drive the future of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
The iGEM Community Program hosted sessions on storytelling, safety, art, and global SynBio collaboration, showing how creativity, communication and responsibility drive the future of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
When the world needed billions of vaccine doses, science and collaboration delivered.
At #iGEM2025, Adam Ritchie (Oxford’s Jenner Institute) shares how the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine scaled globally, followed by a Fireside Chat with Nadine Bongaerts (iGEM).
jamboree.igem.org
At #iGEM2025, Adam Ritchie (Oxford’s Jenner Institute) shares how the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine scaled globally, followed by a Fireside Chat with Nadine Bongaerts (iGEM).
jamboree.igem.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When the world needed billions of vaccine doses, science and collaboration delivered.
At #iGEM2025, Adam Ritchie (Oxford’s Jenner Institute) shares how the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine scaled globally, followed by a Fireside Chat with Nadine Bongaerts (iGEM).
jamboree.igem.org
At #iGEM2025, Adam Ritchie (Oxford’s Jenner Institute) shares how the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine scaled globally, followed by a Fireside Chat with Nadine Bongaerts (iGEM).
jamboree.igem.org
From lab to market, biotech innovation is a marathon, not a sprint.
At the BioInnovation Summit, leading investors from Forbion, HCVC & Mérieux Equity Partners share how long-term funding can unlock the next wave of bio-based industries.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
At the BioInnovation Summit, leading investors from Forbion, HCVC & Mérieux Equity Partners share how long-term funding can unlock the next wave of bio-based industries.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
From lab to market, biotech innovation is a marathon, not a sprint.
At the BioInnovation Summit, leading investors from Forbion, HCVC & Mérieux Equity Partners share how long-term funding can unlock the next wave of bio-based industries.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
At the BioInnovation Summit, leading investors from Forbion, HCVC & Mérieux Equity Partners share how long-term funding can unlock the next wave of bio-based industries.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
How does creativity shape science and how does science shape the stories we tell?
At #iGEM2025 join sessions on:
- Creativity, Science & Community with Carlos Alberto da Silveira Junior;
- History of Publishing iGEM Projects with Dr. Sriram Kumar.
jamboree.igem.org
At #iGEM2025 join sessions on:
- Creativity, Science & Community with Carlos Alberto da Silveira Junior;
- History of Publishing iGEM Projects with Dr. Sriram Kumar.
jamboree.igem.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
How does creativity shape science and how does science shape the stories we tell?
At #iGEM2025 join sessions on:
- Creativity, Science & Community with Carlos Alberto da Silveira Junior;
- History of Publishing iGEM Projects with Dr. Sriram Kumar.
jamboree.igem.org
At #iGEM2025 join sessions on:
- Creativity, Science & Community with Carlos Alberto da Silveira Junior;
- History of Publishing iGEM Projects with Dr. Sriram Kumar.
jamboree.igem.org
From medicines to materials to meaning, learn more about how the iGEM Villages are redefining what we can build with biology.
💊 Therapeutics
🌿 Biomanufacturing
🎨 Art & Design
Join their sessions and shape the synthetic biology future:
jamboree.igem.org
💊 Therapeutics
🌿 Biomanufacturing
🎨 Art & Design
Join their sessions and shape the synthetic biology future:
jamboree.igem.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
From medicines to materials to meaning, learn more about how the iGEM Villages are redefining what we can build with biology.
💊 Therapeutics
🌿 Biomanufacturing
🎨 Art & Design
Join their sessions and shape the synthetic biology future:
jamboree.igem.org
💊 Therapeutics
🌿 Biomanufacturing
🎨 Art & Design
Join their sessions and shape the synthetic biology future:
jamboree.igem.org
The next chapter of CRISPR isn’t about discovery. It’s about delivery!
At #iGEM2025, Ashley Jacobi (@idtdna.bsky.social) shares how the first mRNA-CRISPR therapeutic went from concept to clinic, followed by a Fireside Chat with Kristin Thompson (Mérieux Equity Partners).
jamboree.igem.org
At #iGEM2025, Ashley Jacobi (@idtdna.bsky.social) shares how the first mRNA-CRISPR therapeutic went from concept to clinic, followed by a Fireside Chat with Kristin Thompson (Mérieux Equity Partners).
jamboree.igem.org
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The next chapter of CRISPR isn’t about discovery. It’s about delivery!
At #iGEM2025, Ashley Jacobi (@idtdna.bsky.social) shares how the first mRNA-CRISPR therapeutic went from concept to clinic, followed by a Fireside Chat with Kristin Thompson (Mérieux Equity Partners).
jamboree.igem.org
At #iGEM2025, Ashley Jacobi (@idtdna.bsky.social) shares how the first mRNA-CRISPR therapeutic went from concept to clinic, followed by a Fireside Chat with Kristin Thompson (Mérieux Equity Partners).
jamboree.igem.org
The iGEM Registry is evolving, and you can help shape what comes next!
Join Fabio Maschi at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree for a look at the new iGEM Registry 2.0, and share your ideas to power the future of open synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
Join Fabio Maschi at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree for a look at the new iGEM Registry 2.0, and share your ideas to power the future of open synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The iGEM Registry is evolving, and you can help shape what comes next!
Join Fabio Maschi at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree for a look at the new iGEM Registry 2.0, and share your ideas to power the future of open synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
Join Fabio Maschi at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree for a look at the new iGEM Registry 2.0, and share your ideas to power the future of open synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org
Biotech is rewriting how we fight disease.
Guillaume Horreard (En Carta Diagnostics) will deliver a talk entitled “Outsmart Diseases,” at the BioInnovation Summit, sharing how synthetic biology and smart diagnostics are transforming global health.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Guillaume Horreard (En Carta Diagnostics) will deliver a talk entitled “Outsmart Diseases,” at the BioInnovation Summit, sharing how synthetic biology and smart diagnostics are transforming global health.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Biotech is rewriting how we fight disease.
Guillaume Horreard (En Carta Diagnostics) will deliver a talk entitled “Outsmart Diseases,” at the BioInnovation Summit, sharing how synthetic biology and smart diagnostics are transforming global health.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Guillaume Horreard (En Carta Diagnostics) will deliver a talk entitled “Outsmart Diseases,” at the BioInnovation Summit, sharing how synthetic biology and smart diagnostics are transforming global health.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Building the future of synthetic biology takes all of us, everywhere.
Join the “SynBio Communities Around the World” sessions at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, where global leaders share insights on collaboration, policy and innovation in synbio.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
Join the “SynBio Communities Around the World” sessions at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, where global leaders share insights on collaboration, policy and innovation in synbio.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
October 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Building the future of synthetic biology takes all of us, everywhere.
Join the “SynBio Communities Around the World” sessions at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, where global leaders share insights on collaboration, policy and innovation in synbio.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
Join the “SynBio Communities Around the World” sessions at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, where global leaders share insights on collaboration, policy and innovation in synbio.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
Art and biology have always shared one question: What does it mean to create life?
From fungi that thrive on body heat to living ceramics made with microbes, the Art & Design Exhibition at the iGEM Grand Jamboree blurs the line between creation and life.
jamboree.igem.org
From fungi that thrive on body heat to living ceramics made with microbes, the Art & Design Exhibition at the iGEM Grand Jamboree blurs the line between creation and life.
jamboree.igem.org
October 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Art and biology have always shared one question: What does it mean to create life?
From fungi that thrive on body heat to living ceramics made with microbes, the Art & Design Exhibition at the iGEM Grand Jamboree blurs the line between creation and life.
jamboree.igem.org
From fungi that thrive on body heat to living ceramics made with microbes, the Art & Design Exhibition at the iGEM Grand Jamboree blurs the line between creation and life.
jamboree.igem.org
How do we build trusted and future-ready frameworks for biotech innovation?
Hear from global policy leaders during the panel “Successful Policy & Regulatory Frameworks for BioInnovation,” during the BioInnovation Summit at the iGEM Grand Jamboree.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Hear from global policy leaders during the panel “Successful Policy & Regulatory Frameworks for BioInnovation,” during the BioInnovation Summit at the iGEM Grand Jamboree.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
How do we build trusted and future-ready frameworks for biotech innovation?
Hear from global policy leaders during the panel “Successful Policy & Regulatory Frameworks for BioInnovation,” during the BioInnovation Summit at the iGEM Grand Jamboree.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Hear from global policy leaders during the panel “Successful Policy & Regulatory Frameworks for BioInnovation,” during the BioInnovation Summit at the iGEM Grand Jamboree.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Is biology entering its “prompt” era?
At the BioInnovation Summit, Dina Zielinski and Jonathan Baptista, will join Carolina Villa, to explore how AI is guiding cells and proteins to design new medicines, materials & more.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
At the BioInnovation Summit, Dina Zielinski and Jonathan Baptista, will join Carolina Villa, to explore how AI is guiding cells and proteins to design new medicines, materials & more.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Is biology entering its “prompt” era?
At the BioInnovation Summit, Dina Zielinski and Jonathan Baptista, will join Carolina Villa, to explore how AI is guiding cells and proteins to design new medicines, materials & more.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
At the BioInnovation Summit, Dina Zielinski and Jonathan Baptista, will join Carolina Villa, to explore how AI is guiding cells and proteins to design new medicines, materials & more.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/bioinnovation-summit
Who owns the code of life?
From pharma’s looming patent cliff to AI-generated proteins testing IP boundaries, the rules of biotech innovation are changing.
Join “Owning the Code of Life: From IP Pitfalls to Winning Strategies” at the BioInnovation Summit.
jamboree.igem.org
From pharma’s looming patent cliff to AI-generated proteins testing IP boundaries, the rules of biotech innovation are changing.
Join “Owning the Code of Life: From IP Pitfalls to Winning Strategies” at the BioInnovation Summit.
jamboree.igem.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Who owns the code of life?
From pharma’s looming patent cliff to AI-generated proteins testing IP boundaries, the rules of biotech innovation are changing.
Join “Owning the Code of Life: From IP Pitfalls to Winning Strategies” at the BioInnovation Summit.
jamboree.igem.org
From pharma’s looming patent cliff to AI-generated proteins testing IP boundaries, the rules of biotech innovation are changing.
Join “Owning the Code of Life: From IP Pitfalls to Winning Strategies” at the BioInnovation Summit.
jamboree.igem.org
How do we shape a global SynBio community built on shared standards, responsibility and trust?
The "Building Synergy Across Borders" panel brings together leaders shaping the future of SynBio to explore how working together can drive global impact.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
The "Building Synergy Across Borders" panel brings together leaders shaping the future of SynBio to explore how working together can drive global impact.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
How do we shape a global SynBio community built on shared standards, responsibility and trust?
The "Building Synergy Across Borders" panel brings together leaders shaping the future of SynBio to explore how working together can drive global impact.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
The "Building Synergy Across Borders" panel brings together leaders shaping the future of SynBio to explore how working together can drive global impact.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
Science communication is entering a new era, moving beyond risk narratives toward imagination, inclusion and collaboration.
The panel “Calling for a New Odyssey of Global Science Dialogue” will explore how science dialogue can evolve to meet global challenges.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
The panel “Calling for a New Odyssey of Global Science Dialogue” will explore how science dialogue can evolve to meet global challenges.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
October 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Science communication is entering a new era, moving beyond risk narratives toward imagination, inclusion and collaboration.
The panel “Calling for a New Odyssey of Global Science Dialogue” will explore how science dialogue can evolve to meet global challenges.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
The panel “Calling for a New Odyssey of Global Science Dialogue” will explore how science dialogue can evolve to meet global challenges.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
🖐5️⃣ days to go until the largest synthetic biology in event in the world officially kicks off! We wish everyone a safe journey to Paris! See you soon!
The 2025 Grand Jamboree full schedule, event map, logistics guides and more are available now on our website: jamboree.igem.org
The 2025 Grand Jamboree full schedule, event map, logistics guides and more are available now on our website: jamboree.igem.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🖐5️⃣ days to go until the largest synthetic biology in event in the world officially kicks off! We wish everyone a safe journey to Paris! See you soon!
The 2025 Grand Jamboree full schedule, event map, logistics guides and more are available now on our website: jamboree.igem.org
The 2025 Grand Jamboree full schedule, event map, logistics guides and more are available now on our website: jamboree.igem.org
Which trains can we take to get to the Paris Convention Centre? Which Grand Jamboree sessions will be livestreamed? Will there be a lactation room or prayer room? Get answers ➡️ jamboree.igem.org/2025/info
Plus, see specific information just for Competition teams ➡️ jamboree.igem.org/2025/info/teams
Plus, see specific information just for Competition teams ➡️ jamboree.igem.org/2025/info/teams
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Which trains can we take to get to the Paris Convention Centre? Which Grand Jamboree sessions will be livestreamed? Will there be a lactation room or prayer room? Get answers ➡️ jamboree.igem.org/2025/info
Plus, see specific information just for Competition teams ➡️ jamboree.igem.org/2025/info/teams
Plus, see specific information just for Competition teams ➡️ jamboree.igem.org/2025/info/teams
AI is transforming biology, and we’re only at the beginning.
At the iGEM Grand Jamboree, the "Future Builders: Designing the Next Decade of AI and Biology" panel will look ahead to 2035 to ask: What happens when AI and biology truly evolve together?
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
At the iGEM Grand Jamboree, the "Future Builders: Designing the Next Decade of AI and Biology" panel will look ahead to 2035 to ask: What happens when AI and biology truly evolve together?
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
AI is transforming biology, and we’re only at the beginning.
At the iGEM Grand Jamboree, the "Future Builders: Designing the Next Decade of AI and Biology" panel will look ahead to 2035 to ask: What happens when AI and biology truly evolve together?
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
At the iGEM Grand Jamboree, the "Future Builders: Designing the Next Decade of AI and Biology" panel will look ahead to 2035 to ask: What happens when AI and biology truly evolve together?
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
How can we engage society in conversations about life’s mirror image?
Join the interactive workshop, “Strategies for Community Engagement on Mirror Life,” to explore responsible innovation and inclusive dialogue on emerging biotechnologies.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Join the interactive workshop, “Strategies for Community Engagement on Mirror Life,” to explore responsible innovation and inclusive dialogue on emerging biotechnologies.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
October 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
How can we engage society in conversations about life’s mirror image?
Join the interactive workshop, “Strategies for Community Engagement on Mirror Life,” to explore responsible innovation and inclusive dialogue on emerging biotechnologies.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Join the interactive workshop, “Strategies for Community Engagement on Mirror Life,” to explore responsible innovation and inclusive dialogue on emerging biotechnologies.
jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
The “My iGEM” app is officially here!
The My iGEM app is your essential companion for the 2025 Grand Jamboree! Plan your schedule, connect and chat with others, explore the map, and more!
Get the app ➡️jamboree.igem.org/2025/info
The My iGEM app is your essential companion for the 2025 Grand Jamboree! Plan your schedule, connect and chat with others, explore the map, and more!
Get the app ➡️jamboree.igem.org/2025/info
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The “My iGEM” app is officially here!
The My iGEM app is your essential companion for the 2025 Grand Jamboree! Plan your schedule, connect and chat with others, explore the map, and more!
Get the app ➡️jamboree.igem.org/2025/info
The My iGEM app is your essential companion for the 2025 Grand Jamboree! Plan your schedule, connect and chat with others, explore the map, and more!
Get the app ➡️jamboree.igem.org/2025/info
Engineering isn’t only about systems, it’s also about reimagining what biology can do.
At the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree, explore how AI, modular design, space SynBio, and more, are shaping the next era of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
At the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree, explore how AI, modular design, space SynBio, and more, are shaping the next era of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Engineering isn’t only about systems, it’s also about reimagining what biology can do.
At the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree, explore how AI, modular design, space SynBio, and more, are shaping the next era of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
At the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree, explore how AI, modular design, space SynBio, and more, are shaping the next era of synthetic biology.
jamboree.igem.org/tickets
Take your iGEM Project from the lab to being in a peer-reviewed publication!
Join our “Publishing Workshop for Early-Stage Researchers and Students,” led by Frontiers Media Ltd, and learn practical tips to get your research published!
Schedule: jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Join our “Publishing Workshop for Early-Stage Researchers and Students,” led by Frontiers Media Ltd, and learn practical tips to get your research published!
Schedule: jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Take your iGEM Project from the lab to being in a peer-reviewed publication!
Join our “Publishing Workshop for Early-Stage Researchers and Students,” led by Frontiers Media Ltd, and learn practical tips to get your research published!
Schedule: jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule
Join our “Publishing Workshop for Early-Stage Researchers and Students,” led by Frontiers Media Ltd, and learn practical tips to get your research published!
Schedule: jamboree.igem.org/2025/schedule